Dana Schwartz

For the American journalist born Dana Ruth Schwartz, see Dana Bash.

Dana Jae Schwartz
Born (1993-01-07) January 7, 1993 (age 31)
Alma materBrown University
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • author
  • screenwriter
Years active2014–present
Spouse
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(m. 2022)​
Children1[1]
Websitedana-schwartz.com

Dana Jae Schwartz[2] (born January 7, 1993)[3][4] is an American journalist, screenwriter and author.[5][6] She was previously a correspondent at Entertainment Weekly; she is also the author of five books.[citation needed] She also writes and hosts Noble Blood, a historical weekly podcast for iHeartMedia about the dark side of monarchy.[7]

Early life

Schwartz grew up in Highland Park, Illinois, and was raised in a Jewish household.[8] Schwartz attended Brown University on a public policy and a pre-medical course, but ultimately decided to become a writer.[9] Schwartz was a Presidential Scholar.

Career

After internships with Conan O'Brien and at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, she began a career as a writer.

While an undergraduate, Schwartz attracted attention by setting up two parodic Twitter profiles, @GuyInYourMFA parodying pretentious and patronizing aspiring writers,[6][10][11] and @DystopianYA parodying young adult fiction such as the Hunger Games series set in a dystopian future,[12][13][14] both of which became popular with readers. Schwartz's success on Twitter helped launch her career in writing and publishing.[9] She was named one of the hundred most influential people in Brooklyn culture by Brooklyn Magazine in 2016.[15]

While a writer at The New York Observer, Schwartz wrote an open letter to her employer Jared Kushner criticizing his father-in-law Donald Trump's posting content from anti-Semitic sources on his Twitter feed, to which Kushner wrote a similar open letter in response.[16][17][18]

Schwartz is the creator and host of the podcast Noble Blood, which focuses on stories from the lives of historical royals. The podcast debuted at No.1 on the iTunes podcast charts.[19][20][21] The series was produced by Lore creator Aaron Mahnke.[22]

Schwartz appeared on the September 29, 2020 episode of The George Lucas Talk Show with fellow guest Bill Corbett.[23]

Screenwriting

Schwartz was a staff writer on the Marvel television series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law for Disney+.[24] In 2021, she co-wrote Bring It On: Cheer or Die with Rebekah McKendry, the seventh Bring It On movie which aired in 2022.[25]

Books

And We're Off

Dana Schwartz has published four books. Her first book, a YA novel entitled And We're Off was published in May 2017.[26][27][28][29] Seventeen Magazine named it one of the best books of the year, and Vulture listed it as one of the 10 best YA books of 2017.[30]

Choose Your Own Disaster

Schwartz's memoir, entitled Choose Your Own Disaster, was released in June 2018.[31]

The White Man's Guide to White Male Writers of the Western Canon

A book narrated by the "GuyInYourMFA" Twitter account character, with illustrations by New Yorker cartoonist Jason Adam Katzenstein, was released November 2019.[32]

Anatomy: A Love Story

Schwartz's fourth book, Anatomy, A Love Story, was published on January 18, 2021.[33][34] It was a #1 New York Times bestseller, and #1 Indie bestseller.[35]

Immortality: A Love Story

Volume 2 of The Anatomy Duology was published on February 28, 2023.[36] It is the sequel to Anatomy: A Love Story and was a #1 New York Times bestseller and an instant #1 Indie Bestseller.[36]

Personal life

Schwartz is based in Los Angeles.[37] On September 4, 2022, she married American comedian Ian Karmel.

References

  1. ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/DDNbbVwS5TX/?hl=en&img_index=1
  2. ^ "Dana Schwartz on Instagram: "Finally an official California resident (now uploaded again with more numbers blocked out)"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  3. ^ Schwartz, Dana (July 10, 2016). "Josh I was born in 1993 get those references out of here". Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "Dana Schwartz on Instagram: "My parents brought me a chocolate croissant for a birthday breakfast and Beetlejuice was hoping I'd share."". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  5. ^ Lindsay, Kathryn (May 2, 2017). "How The Creator Of Your Favorite Parody Account Became A Voice For Teen Girls". Refinery29. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  6. ^ a b Levitt, Aimee (February 24, 2015). "Guy in Your MFA tweeter gets literary attention that should rightfully go to guys in MFAs". Chicago Reader. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  7. ^ Barnum, Kevin Chang (September 16, 2019). "Noble Blood Is a Gruesome Look into the Lives of History's Royals". Podcast Review. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  8. ^ Dowling, Brendan (May 18, 2017). "Dana Schwartz On The Dangers of Twitter And Pigeonholing Yourself". Public Libraries Online. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  9. ^ a b Blumenfeld, Zach (May 17, 2017). "Dana Schwartz: How to Turn Twitter Into a Book Deal". Paste. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  10. ^ Marra, Anthony (October 22, 2015). "Anthony Marra interviews @guyinyourmfa". Lithub. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  11. ^ Pensky, Nathan (June 15, 2015). "A word with @GuyInYourMFA, Twitter's most insufferable writer". The Daily Dot. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  12. ^ Dalton, Dan (February 13, 2015). "This Woman Is Tweeting The Ultimate Dystopian YA Novel And It's Hilarious". BuzzFeed. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  13. ^ Davis, Lauren (February 12, 2015). "Someone Is Writing The Ultimate Generic Dystopian YA Novel On Twitter". io9. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  14. ^ White, Caitlin (February 16, 2015). "Dystopian YA Novel Twitter Account Is The Perfect Young Adult Lit Parody". Bustle. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  15. ^ White, Caitlin (March 9, 2016). "Brooklyn 100: Dana Schwartz, Writer". Brooklyn Magazine. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  16. ^ Mahler, Jonathan (July 5, 2016). "Reporter Calls Out Publisher (Donald Trump's Son-in-Law) Over Anti-Semitism". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  17. ^ Schwartz, Dana (July 5, 2016). "An Open Letter to Jared Kushner, From One of Your Jewish Employees". The New York Observer. Archived from the original on September 24, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  18. ^ Nguyen, Tina (July 8, 2016). "Dana Schwartz isn't buying Jared Kushner's Trump Defence". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on December 9, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  19. ^ "iTunesCharts.net: US Podcasts Tuesday, 16th July 2019". iTunes Charts. July 18, 2019. Archived from the original on July 18, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  20. ^ "Noble Blood | A history podcast by Dana Schwartz". Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  21. ^ "'Noble Blood' by iHeartRadio & Aaron Mahnke (American Podcasts iTunes Chart)". iTunes Charts. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  22. ^ Dudley, Joshua (July 10, 2019). "Aaron Mahnke And Dana Schwartz Team Up With iHeartRadio For A New Podcast About Royal Deaths". Forbes. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  23. ^ "The George Lucas Talk Show - Episode X "SithTrax" with Bill Corbett and Dana Schwartz". YouTube. September 29, 2020.
  24. ^ 'She-Hulk' Series Scribe Dana Schwartz Sells YA Novel 'Anatomy: A Love Story' To Wednesday Books
  25. ^ Kiefer, Halle (May 16, 2021). "Syfy Goes From Spirit Fingers to, Well, Spirit Fingers With Upcoming Sequel Bring It On: Halloween". Vulture. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  26. ^ Robinson, Tasha (May 7, 2017). "'And We're Off' Proves Brevity's Not Always The Soul Of Wit". NPR. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  27. ^ "Dana Schwartz's 'And We're Off'". Rolling Stone. May 5, 2017. Archived from the original on February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  28. ^ Wengrovitz, Lauren (May 4, 2017). "Guest Post: Ten Pieces of Art that influenced AND WE'RE OFF". The Young Folks. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  29. ^ AND WE'RE OFF by Dana Schwartz. Kirkus Reviews. 2017.
  30. ^ Kreizman, Maris (December 19, 2017). "The 10 Best YA Books of 2017". Vulture. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  31. ^ "And We're Off by Dana Schwartz". Penguin Random House. Archived from the original on September 26, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  32. ^ "The White Man's Guide to White Male Writers of the Western Canon - Dana Schwartz - Paperback". HarperCollins. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  33. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 9, 2020). "'She-Hulk' Series Scribe Dana Schwartz Sells YA Novel 'Anatomy: A Love Story' To Wednesday Books". Deadline. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  34. ^ Shah, Simmone (January 11, 2022). "Dana Schwartz Wrote the YA Romance She Always Wanted to Read". Time. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  35. ^ "Best Sellers: Young Adult Hardcover". The New York Times. February 6, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  36. ^ a b "Immortality: A Love Story". Macmillan Publishers. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  37. ^ Schwartz, Dana. "About". Retrieved February 11, 2024.